extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
tail (animal); tail end; tip
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lose sight of; to miss
long ago; already; a long time ago
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
meaning; significance; sense
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
how many years; how long; what year
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
quickly; calmly; intently
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible